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People are witnessing the demise of Wales, a country that have enjoyed Six Nations success and Grand Slam victories over the past two decades.<\/p>\n
The dedicated fans will try to stick by their beloved side through thick and thin but it has proved a turbulent time since the 2023 World Cup.<\/p>\n
Wales have lost 22 of the past 24 internationals, which included an 18-match losing sequence, with the only two victories coming against Japan.<\/p>\n
There have been 12 straight Six Nations defeats, a record now stretching back 1,072 days to when Wales beat Italy in Rome in March 2023.<\/p>\n
And there are very few home comforts, with Wales having not won a match in Cardiff in the tournament for four years since defeating Scotland in February 2022. That was 1,464 days ago.<\/p>\n
It has also been the manner of humbling home defeats in recent times, with heavy record losses to England (68-14), Argentina (52-28) and South Africa (73-0). <\/p>\n
Even the loss to New Zealand in November, which has been held up as Wales showing some green shoots of recovery, was a 52-26 loss.<\/p>\n
Despite the results, captain Dewi Lake has extolled the Principality Stadium surroundings.<\/p>\n
“It is our ground, the best stadium in the world and we are excited to be back home,” said Lake.<\/p>\n
“Our goal with our game on the pitch is to get the fans involved, to give them life and energy because that feeds back onto us.”<\/p>\n
Wales need to back up those rousing words with actions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n